Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
When converting from one data type to another, such as long to integer, data can be omitted or translated in a way that produces unexpected values. If the resulting values are used in a sensitive context, then dangerous behaviors may occur.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edk2 | Tianocore | - (including) | - (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | edk2-0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8 | * |
| Edk2 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Edk2 | Ubuntu | eoan | * |
| Edk2 | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Edk2 | Ubuntu | xenial | * |